Proper feeding practices for foals, adult horses, and older horses
Small errors in feeding can make a big difference in competitive horses’ performance. This fact sheet reviews athletic horses’ nutritional needs and describes how to determine if your feeding program is working.
Topics covered include animal waste management, soil testing, and nutrient management on small farms.
Researchers found that pine trees flourished in areas feral horses roamed while some grasses struggled .
Extreme weather conditions are driving hay prices skyward and stretching owners’ resources in a tough economy.
You can greatly improve the health and productivity of your pastures by creating and using a winter paddock or “sacrifice area” to confine your horses.
Researchers found the frequency of intestinal contractions was lower in stabled horses than pastured horses.
Horse owners in the South are faced with “exceptional” droughts and high hay prices as the drought continues.
Spiny pigweed control is accomplished easily by applying herbicides to plants shorter than 12 inches tall.
Grazing muzzles can be effective at reducing pasture intake, sometimes reducing intake by as much as 85%.
The MSU Extension grazing school will take place Sept. 12-13 in Lake City, Mich.
A team of researchers recently revealed that horses tend to prefer water with neutral pH levels than low pH.
Collecting an accurate pasture sample is only half the battle; interpreting the results and putting them to go
UK is home to a unique USDA research unit that focuses a large portion of of its forage research on horses.
More corn will be used to produce ethanol fuel than food, which could mean an increase in horse feed prices.
Tall fescue produces a toxic alkaloid that causes disorders in broodmares that consume the forage.
Horse owners, livestock producers, and farmers are all looking for help in getting through the dry spell.
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